Pratilipi
Pratilipi is an Indian online self-publishing and audiobook portal. It features content in twelve languages: Hindi, Urdu, English, Gujarati, Bengali, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Punjabi and Odia.
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| Founded | September 2014 |
| Headquarters | Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
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| Website | www |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Users | 2,00,00,000 |
| Current status | Active |
History
Pratilipi is a Sanskrit word meaning "you become what you read".[1] It allows users to publish and read original works such as stories, poetry, essays and articles. It also allows readers to rate content posted by others.[2]
It was launched in September 2014 by Ranjeet Pratap Singh, Prashant Gupta, Rahul Ranjan, Sahradayi Modi, and Sankaranarayanan Devarajan to promote Indian languages. In its initial stage, it was a self-funded platform. Later the creators raised funding of ₹30,00,000 from TLabs (Times Internet Accelerator) in March 2015 and raised another US$10,00,000 from investors led by Nexus Venture Partners in 2016.[2]
At its launch, the platform featured content in only two languages: Hindi and Gujarati. It later expanded to six more languages; Bengali, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam.[1][3] It also raised US$43,00,000 from Series A round led by Omidyar Network in February 2018,[4] and in 2020 secured ₹76,00,00,000 in the funding round of Series C led by Tencent.[5]
Award
Pratilipi was awarded Eureka Award for Best Business Idea by IIT Bombay and StartUp Launchpad Award for best startup.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Agarwal, Anushree (19 January 2017). "In letter and spirit". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Borkhetaria, Bhaamati (14 December 2016). "Online self-publishing goes desi". Forbes India. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ↑ zachariah, Preeti (15 April 2015). "Linking Indian languages". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ↑ "Self-publishing Platform Pratilipi Garners $4.3 Mn Series A Funding Led By Omidyar Network". Inc42 Media. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ↑ https://techstory.in/tencent-infused-rs-76-cr-in-pratilipi-s-ongoing-series-c-round/
- ↑ Soni, Vinita (19 May 2016). "Pratilipi :How Social Media Marketing And Authentic Engagement Becomes Growth Factor". Digital Vidya. Retrieved 6 February 2017.